
Safety, Health & Environmental
Creating a safe and sustainable future for our employees and communities.
Gerdau's Safety, Health & Environment team ensures the well-being of our team, our customers and the environment. Committed to the highest safety and environmental standards, we identify and mitigate risks, provide training and support, and implement eco-friendly practices across our locations.

Career Paths
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Whether you take the typical career path or explore different areas along the way, Gerdau offers many opportunities to grow, learn, and develop in your career. Job opportunities in our Safety, Health & Environmental department include: corporate and mill EHS roles.
TAB 1 - USA CONTENT
Whether you take the typical career path or explore different areas along the way, Gerdau offers many opportunities to grow, learn, and develop in your career. Job opportunities in our Safety, Health & Environmental department include: corporate and mill EHS roles.
Why you'll love it here
Do you love technical challenges and working with large complex equipment? Are you detail-oriented and want to learn? Join us in Selkirk Manitoba on our path to cultural and digital transformation to build the future.
About Gerdau
Gerdau is a leader in mini-mill steel production and steel recycling in North America, with an annual manufacturing capacity of approximately 10 million metric tons of mill finished steel products. Through a vertically integrated network of mini-mills, scrap recycling facilities and downstream operations, the company serves customers throughout the U.S. and Canada, offering a diverse and balanced product mix of merchant steel, rebar, structural shapes, fabricated steel, flat rolled steel and wire rod. Gerdau is one of the largest recyclers in the world. Each year, we transform millions of tons of scrap into steel that is used to build the future.
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The ideal candidate will:
-Be able to work 12 hour shifts rotating days/nights (continental style schedule)
-Work 40 - 42 hours per week with a pay rate of $36.33/hour
-Learn more senior positions within department and provide relief for absences
-Advance to more responsible positions based on seniority
Qualifications:
- This position requires physical labour, standing all day and being exposed to outside temperatures
- Experience working in a manufacturing setting
- Experience working with mobile equipment
- Ability to operate an overhead crane would be considered an asset
- Abiltiy to work in a team environment
- Minimum Grade 12 diploma (or GED)
- Possesses excellent communication and strong math skills, has a high attention to detail and has a good work eithic
Additional Incentives:
Gerdau offers excellent benefits including:
- Health, dental, vision, short & long term disability, and life/accidental life insurance
- RRSP with company matching
- Employee Assistance Program
Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Manufacturing Technician
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
South Carolina
29720
Manufacturing Technician - Lancaster, SC
Are you looking for a new career that offers challenges and the opportunity to learn new skills and promotions? Do you like operating heavy equipment, troubleshooting mechanical issues, and working with your hands? Join Gerdau as we build the future!
Competitive pay $52000 - $62000 / year. Benefits start immediately.
We Have:
- A strong global presence with mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, flat-rolled steel, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the auto industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.
- A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation, and creates products that serve humanity.
- An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability.
- A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology.
We Offer:
- Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans – Eligible upon 1st day of hire
- Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account)
- 100% Matching 401K up to 6%
- Life/Accidental Life Insurance
- Health Advocate Services
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Career Path System and Training
- An empowering and open culture with the opportunity to grow and create
Your Qualifications:
- A high school diploma or GED
- Basic math skills
- One year of industrial experience
- Flexibility to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
- Mechanically inclined
- Ability to work from 6pm to 6am. Monday thru Friday and an occasional Saturday
- Desire to learn
Your Purpose:
You will be performing a limited variety of highly repetitive duties to load and secure steel rail spike products into railroad gondola cars, boxcars, or truck trailers for shipment to customer location. You will assist in servicing production lines and transfer finished products to temporary storage locations or dock loading platform.
Your Work:
- Operate a forklift to transfer finished products from the production line and secure with steel banding or shrink-wrap material to palletize product for shipment.
- Move palletized material to a temporary storage inspection station or loading dock.
- Disengage rail car mover lever to position boxcar or gondola into the loading position.
- Prepare a rail car or other specified vehicles to receive the product for shipment. Attach steel strapping material to boxcar interior walls in accordance with standard operating procedures and methods. Ship product palletized or loose as per customer order.
- Operate forklift, or handheld, push-button pendant crane, with or without magnet, to load specified product into the proper vehicle.
- Operate a forklift or pendant crane to unload incoming steel and machine shop supplies, pallets, empty kegs, and steel banding strips. Place supply items at the proper storage locations. Distribute pallets to the production line staging area.
- Check and verify steel heat and bundle numbers, weight, and carbon content as indicated on the shipping invoice; check off an item or indicate shortages and forward to office personnel for processing.
- Operate forklift to empty scrap buckets and return to the production line.
- As directed, assist on the production line as a relief person.
Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status..
If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com
Regional Energy Manager
Tampa, Florida, United States
Florida
33607
BASIC FUNCTION:
This position is responsible for energy and related supply/services procurement for a region of Gerdau North American facilities.
DIMENSIONS:
1. Number of locations: 3-5 locations, as required
2. Annual purchases: $50 Million-$100 Million
3. Employees supervised: Contracted consultants, attorneys, lobbyists, as required
DESCRIPTION:
The Regional Energy Manager is responsible for securing and maintaining competitive arrangements for the supply of electricity, natural gas, industrial gases, and similar supply/services necessary to meet the energy requirements of the Company.
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must possess a broad knowledge of:
- energy purchasing
- utility regulation
- organized and commodity markets
- accounting procedures
- steel manufacturing energy uses and costs
- supply sources, including renewables
Additionally, the candidate must have a:
- four-year undergraduate degree or more
- minimum of five years of relevant work experience (10 years preferable)
The candidate must be able to:
- communicate, negotiate, and advocate effectively
- have strong analytical, modeling and computer skills (MS Office Suite)
- work remotely in an effective manner
- travel as required
JOB TITLE: Regional Energy Manager JOB NUMBER
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NATURE & SCOPE:
Plant Operations:
The Regional Energy Manager (REM) supplies energy for several mills within a broad geographical region and serves as a resource for plant management for energy forecasts, communication, and collaboration regarding commercial aspects of energy supply. The successful candidate will:
- consult with plant management/users to adequately meet operational needs;
- analyze, develop and implement effective procurement strategies;
- ensure effective implementation of supply arrangements and efficient use of resources;
- identify and pursue improvement opportunities; and
- ensure compliance with established risk management, accounting, and related policies/procedures.
Procurement and Vendor Relations:
The Regional Energy Manager develops and maintains effective business and professional contacts to keep abreast of market conditions, opportunities, and trends while developing supply sources and maintaining favorable vendor relations. In this position, the REM will:
- prepare requests for proposals and contracts;
- create studies of relevant issues and forecasts;
- maintain adequate files and records to compile periodic reports;
- analyze business unit consumption and requirements for energy-related supplies;
- plan purchases to take advantage of emerging market opportunities, meet inventory goals, and anticipate market conditions within established limits of authority;
- obtain competitive bids as required; and
- negotiate major supply arrangements under the general direction of the Director of Energy.
Advocacy:
The Regional Energy Manager serves as the Company’s representative in commercial, regulatory, and governmental activities necessary to protect and further the interests of Gerdau in areas related to energy. In this position, the REM will:
- represent the Company’s interests in local, state/provincial, and national regulatory and legislative arenas;
- work with associations to advocate for improved energy policy for manufacturers;
- work with professionals, consulting resources, and counsel to secure specialized assistance as required, subject to approved budget.
JOB TITLE: Regional Energy Manager JOB NUMBER
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PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. Establish effective and competitive energy supply arrangements for regional area.
2. Monitor and maintain up-to-date intelligence in relevant energy markets and identify opportunities.
3. Develop competitive supply sources and maintain favorable vendor relations.
4. Cooperate with plant management to facilitate communication regarding energy needs and ensure efficiency and effectiveness of commercial arrangements.
5. Recommend, initiate, and carry out company policies and programs.
6. Effectively represent company interests in regulatory and political environments.
7. Comply with corporate risk management policies regarding energy matters.
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